THE VALENTINE DEMOORA1
I. M. RICE EUITOF
Official Newspaper of Cherri
County , Nebraska
Thursday , October SO , 190S
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FUSION TICKET.
For Congress , Cth Congressional District ,
\ \ II. KAKKY.
For State Senator. i4th Senatorial District.
A.M. MOKKISSKV ,
For Governor ,
W. II. THOMPSON.
Lieutenant Governor ,
U. A. GILI'.BKT.
Secretary of State ,
JOHN POWISKS.
Auditor ,
C. < J. DK I'KANCK.
Treasurer ,
J. K. LY.MAX.
Attorney General ,
J. II. BnoAUV.
Commissioner of Public Lauds and Buildiags.
J.C. BllKNXAN.
Superintendent of Schools ,
CLAUDE SMITH.
For llepreseutative , ftJnd District.
P. SULLINAX.
For County Commissioner , uud Com. Dist ,
Al.BXBUUH.
.Next Tuesday is election.
Your vote and influence for the man
who has been a faithful servant as com
missioner of the Second Dist. will show
that your heart is in the right place.
Patrick Barry lost an arm and re <
ceived a scarred and marred face while
fighting for his country's flag. Hose *
> Kinkaid lost his appetite and accumu
* * * . ' . ; lated mold on his liver while catering
to his stomach Alliance Herald.
! Jhe republicans 1 ave given up hope
of making a hero of Mickey who is con-
tinually making a fool of himself. Now
they aie talking Fouler and trying tc
eulogize the other common plugs of
* * - . - - ' - : their ticket. So look out for the hand
writing on the wall , llepublikan rule
* Vw will soon be brought to a close in .Neb
raska.
There will be numerous schemes on
foqfc this winter in the'legislature and
we need Mr , Sullivan there to look out
for the interests of our people , and
don't you think that anything will
escape his notice. We all want him
there and voters must see to marking
their ballots right so that he will go with
a good majority.
Nebraska has had.two republican
governors since William A. Poynter
vacated the executive office.
Look at em !
Deitrich !
Savage !
0 , ye gods and little fishes !
And what if Nebraska draws to that
pair and catches Mickey ? Alliance
Herald.
Don't forget to vote , and vote right
for the whole ticket from Thompson to
Smith. Ask your neighbor to go and
vote with you and vote early. Some
thing might occur that will keep you
away if jou wait until the afternoon.
Or it you puf it off , thinking you can
do a days work before you vote you
may be successful and do a great many
days work before you vote.
A prominent republican was tiying
to tell why he thought the republican
party ought to win and the only reason
he could give was that the "pops' ' got
the state in an awful fix when thev
vrere in power. When asked to explain
how they got the state in an awful fix ,
he couldn't mention anything but the
investigation committee which was so
much feared by the republicans.
Upon the eve of another election in
which men are given the privilege and
power to rule the state of Nebraska
during the next two years , we ask that
each one exercise that right and use
every influence honorable to induce his
neighbor to take the one opportunity of
each year of letting his wishes be known
through tlie influence of the ballot , lay
off his working clothes and spend one
day in the interest of our state , her
people and their property.
Tke Republican makes an effort at
besmirching the name of that honest
unselfish and patriotic citizen of Buffalo
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. . { V. , ' * ' ' . . v
that he wouldn't carry his parly vote
and that the people were tired of him
Why does the Republican do this , know
ing that there is not a man in Mr. Burr's
district who wouldn't be willing to trusl
every dollar they possess in his hands * '
Why didn't the Republican come oui
plain spoken and say he wanted the
county printing.
Although the ponulists and demo
crats gave us the best and most econ
oraical administrations that were
known in the history of the state , the
republicans by malicious falsifying try
to get back into power and as they say
"redeem the state. " How would they
redeem the state with such a record as
they have made ? Judging from then
past record "redeeming the state'1
means another chance to steal a hall
million dollars. Let it be a clean
swe p and denounce the misrule of re
publicans.
If the republican organs persist in
saying that the democrats have abused
Mr. Mickey the democrats may decide
that they would better make the repub
lican word good. And if they do it
will be a sorry day for Mr. Mickey il
the democratic newspapers to abuse
Mr. Mickey by telling all they know
about his chattel mortgage record and
his record as county treasurer of Polk
county. The Polk county court house
burned down very shortly after a
certain report on the condition of the
Polk county treasury.Alliance Herald
We opened last week's copy of the
Ainsworth Herald and the first item
which caught our eye was "Dave
Hanna is building a kitchen onto each ol
his residences near the court house. "
This calls to mind the fact that Dave
Hanna is making preparation to move to
Ainsworth and will no longer then be
a resident of this representative district
and is not entitled to the support of our
people for that office in this district.
Vote for that grand old man who has
ever been a friend to the people and has
always worked for the good of human
ity. Vote for P. Sullivan , ot Merrimau.
Republicans are not bad men but as
a party they are not championing the
cause of the people. Let , us return to
an administration of the people , for the
people , and by the people : Let us re
turn to the conditions where the voice
of the people was heard in the reduction
of Freight rates and equal taxation.
Let us rettirn' to the days when every
farmer took an interest in state
affairs.and the voice of the farmer was
heard in representative - halls. Return
voter to the'conditions when a farmer
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and stockman was listened to as an
orator for h'e spoke from the wrongs
and grievances that had burdened them
for years. Vote again as in the days of
J92 when the republican party was made
to tremble for the wrongs to the people
and the mismanagement of public
affairs.
Vote for General Barry.
Gallant old General Patrick II. Barry ,
T7ith his powder marked face and
empty sleeve , honest as the day is long
and one of the best and squarest iiieu
that ever entereJ public life in Ne
braska , is turning the quarter stretch
several lengths ahead of "Dyspeptic
Moses" Kinkaid in the Sixth Nebraska
district.
The World-Herald does not doubt
that the voters of the "Big Sixth" will
do honor to themselves and a good turn
to their district by electing General
Barry to congress. General Barry will
prove one of the most active and ef
ficient congressmen Nebraska has ever
had. General Barry is the kind of a
man who knows what he wants and
how to ge t it and he gets it. The
Sixth district will not suffer with its
interests in his hands.
General Barry has made and is mak
ing a fair and square and manly fight.
He dosen't know how to make any
other bind of a fight. He looms above
his republican opponent in the conflict
like an oak tree above a cactus bush
and it is safe to predict that he will
loom up in about the same way when
it comes to counting the election re
turns. World Herald , Oct. 23.
The Republican says the people are
tired of Mr. Burr , the candidate for
county commissioner of the 2nd Dist.
Why didn't it say that the Republican
\vas tiled of Mi Burr and be honest
about it. As a matter of fact Mr. Burr's
reputation is too good for anyone to
pay any attention to the senseless
harangue , "his own people were tired
of him. " Mr. Burr as commissioner of
bis district has accomplished too much ,
for the people to turn him down now
ind it was upon the earnest solicitation
jf his friends clearly showing that they
endorsed him for re-election that Mr.
IJurr agfin allowed his name to be
placed upon the ticket. The Republi-
san is foolish to strive to injure Mr.
Burr's standing where he is known or
-to to
but fair and impaitial , honest and cap
able and fine of the best county com
missioners the county has ever had
This attempt to blacken the fair nam
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of our friend and besmirch bis characte
will be resented by the Voters of th
second district , an J a handsome major
ity will be given him in justyapplecia
tion for the faithful work accdniplishei
in the district through his efforts
Voters should show ttieir appreciatioi
i for the splendid work of Alec Burr b ;
' a re-election There , is a reward fo
merit and voters without regard ti
i party will not turn down a good nrdi
L who has been faithful in his work , an <
with no selfish motive. ; ,
Cast j'our ballot on next Tuesday
morning , November 4th , andlet i
represent your will in ruling the stati
for the next two years. . We .are
sovereign people and upon this day on
will is the law of our country. Vot <
for the proposed amendmenc and voti
for Thompson. Vote for a return t <
the "Democratic and Populist mis
management of state affairs" that savec
the people money and gave us an eco
nomical administration , the best in the
history of our state. Vote lo turn th <
rascals out that turned the rascals loose
Vote for the cleanest men that wen
ever placed upon any state ticket o
whom not a word has been said agains
any of our candidates by any republi
can organ They are good men , thej
are honest , patriotic Bud they are cap
able. They are not men who were
selected by Railroad Attorneys , noi
were they pushing themselves for office
They were selected by vthe people at th <
Grand Island convention in a two day !
and a night struggle and no man knew
ten minutes before a nomination was
made who would be the nominee of th <
convention. They are men chosen foi
thenpast record and that record ii
good. No reproach can come upon anj
voter for having voted for men wit !
such standing" as have the nominees o
the Grand Island convention. No re
morse will come for having supportec
such able , honest and patriotic citizen !
as VV. H. Thompson for Governor of
our state. Not oae word of reproacl
has been heard from the republican ?
nor a word of criticism for any membei
ot the Fusion ticket There is no rea
;
son why they should not be elected ,
They are deserving of patriotic supporl
from every voter. They ought to have
your vote and mine.
Election day's a coming round ; 11
comes but once a year ;
- On Tuesday next 'hark every man
who knew it was so near ?
Upon that day we make our choice
of men we ought to know
Lets atop our work and go and votn
and for our ticket crow.
"Ye are coming with our voters and
were coming right along ;
When the votes are counted Tues
day , we'll be there.
We've an army in commotion for the
right we vote it strong
When the votes are counted Tues
day , we'll be there.
We've had enough of Savage , Steuffer ,
Hartley and that ring.
When the votes aie counted Tues
day , we'll be there.
So we'll turn the rascals out and no
tribute to them bring
When the votes are counted Tues
day , we'll be there.
We have heard enough of Mickey
ringing hymns to fool the blind
When the votes are counted Tues
day , well be there.
Says although hia name is Mickey
he's not Irish bear in mind
When the votes are counted Tues
day , .ve'll be there.
We will "ote for W. II. Thompson ,
he"s a better man by far
And the votes will all be counted
on the square.
He's the man we want for governor
we'll have Mickey by the ha'r.
And the votes will be counted
on the square.
Voters its up to you and you should
3o your duty as men , as citizens not as
partisans. Patrick Henry said in his
Famous speech : , "We have no guide to
sur footsteps except by the lamp of ex
perience,1' Our experience with the
republican party in Nebraska has been
me long systematical steal from the
people by the state officers and only
; hecked by the election of populists and
lemocrats into office who began an in
vestigation which convicted Joe Hartley
'or 20 years The republicans "re-
leemed the state , " and immediately
) roceeded to turn Hartley loose which
he populists.r democrats openly
iharged they would do during the cam-
> aign of 1900 , and which the republi
cans denied and claimed that they
: ondemned Hartley as much as aiiv
) opulist or democrat. But they turned
lim loose on parole at first and because
he fusion press so severely condemned
ham and Gov. Savage. The republi.
decided that Savage had acted too soor
a'ncJordered Joe Hartley sent back t (
the pen until after election which wa ;
done , and he was then given an uncon
ditional pardon. This was in entin
harmony with the bosses of the repub
lican party , but to have the seinblanci
of honesty they turned Savnge dowi
for doing just what they expected hinc
to do and in fact what he v\as electee
to do. Now they come again with th <
cry to "redeem the state " They've
put up a man called Mickey , who want'
* it distinctly nnder-tood that he is noi
Irish and goes around tr.\iug lo talk t (
the people and posinjr as a good man
a methodist. Atom * place lie said he
couldn't make a speech but he could
sing a good old fashioned inethudif I
hyznn and asked the congregation tc
join him in singing. A wolf in sheep ;
clohmg , coming uu 'er ' the cloak ol
Christianity "to redeem the state" from
what ? To go back again to the thievery
of their predecessors Steal the state
blind und turn the rascal loose uho did
the stealing. Bvicioub and immoral
practices the republican party was put
into power and those who stole were
made heroes and lengthv articles in re
publican papers described uiinutelv the
joy in Hartley's home A great day oi
rejoicing and thanksgiving in which
the republican organs lifted their voices
up to praise the Lord for such splendid
opportunity of bringing about a par
don , which they thought to be a diyine
providence So thev "redeemed the
state" and are still patting themselves
on the back for prosperous times , which
will again replenish the treasury. Oh ,
no they don't mean to steal it again do
thev ? We think not forve have some
confidence yet in the peopleho will
take a stand firmly for the right and
turn down this rascally set who have
taken possession of the republican partv
and the state of Nebraska Let purity
be the motto and with the avowed uur-
pose of denouncing this rascally set of
plunderers , turn them out as a r buke
and cast your vote for the redeeming of
Nebraska from such spoilsmen and
plunderers
Railroad Rate * and Taxation.
We desire to call your attention to
the fact that the contest in Nebraska
for state offices this year and for the
Legislature is purely a home affair.
Tiiere is no national politics in it The
Legislature has no United States Sena
tor to elect. There will not be anoth
er election in Nebraska until 1914
which will hive the same conditions.
Up to that time we will have president
election" and elections where United
States Senators are involved , so that if
we want to get reform in state affairs
entirely free from national politics , we
must get it this 3 ear or wait for twelve
years.
Until about three years ago livestock
were shipped in Nebraska at so much
per carload. The railroads then chang
ed and charged so much per hundred
pounds. The rate per hundred pounds
is fair enough if honestly carried out ,
but the railroads used the change sim
ply as a device to increase freight rates.
The fusion administration then in pow
er , made an order through its State
Board of Transportation , reducing tho
the rates. The lailroads went into the
Uuited States court to fight the matter ,
It was finally decided about the time
the fusionists went out of power in the
state that the law creating the State
Board of Transportation was un con-
stitutio-i-il The rates still continue in
force although therange on different
car loads all the way from eight to fif-
leen per cent higher than they ever was
before. This was determined by a
careful examination covering seveial
hundred car loads , made by the > tate
Board of Transportation. Jn the last
legis ature a bill was introduced mak
ing a reduction ; but the republican
party beat it. The populist and demo
cratic platfurms both promise that if
we secure a majority of the state sena
tors and representatives and the gover
nor we will pass a law reducing freight
rates in this btate fifteen 'per cent on
live stock in the state , grain and certain
other products. The bulk of the live
stock ia the state is shipped to Omaha ,
and the state legislature can x the rate
for freight. It can also fix the rate on
ajraiu shipped into the state , although
aot on-shipments to other state. The
reduction of fifteen percent promised
svill save the following amounts per car '
jf ordinary size , irorn York to Omaha : '
On cattle § 4.46 per car
" 3.03 " "
"hogs. . .
"corn 7.20 " "
11 wheat. . . . .8.40 "
The railroads can easily stand this
eduction. Do you know that last year
he railroads of Nebraska made a profit
) f more than fifty dollars for every vot-
! r in the state ? Understand , this
neans profit after paying the taxes and
he wages of their employees and the
: ost of building new road bed , new
) ridges , repairs , new engines and roll
ng stock und all expenses of all kinds.
tVhat other business in the state pays
ike it ? Are you in favor of this re
it ? > to feu as
Another vital question is that of rail-
i road taxation. The railroads of tlu-
state are today assessed at three million
dollars less than they were assessed for
ten yenrs ago , although there have been
six hundred milinof new railroad built
in the state The Fusion platform
promises they will increase this asses- )
ment from the present figure of twenty
six million dollars to forty million do -
lars This means an UK-rease. of tit 13
per cent in railroad taxes. Are you in
favor of this assessment ? Its up to
you as a x-otei. Ifmi \vanp an in
creased railroad assessment x"11 t-'im get
it by voting the fusion ticket Everv
man running on Hie FUMOU ticket i >
pa injr railroad fare ami i imJep MidKitt
of the corporations Kven man run
ninj : on the ttepii. lican stte ticket is
rilling on railmnd pt : M > * \\hc-h
crowd of men do yuu think is the safer
to trust ?
"Durin the four jears of Fusion an
ministration the state debt was i educed
§ 209,000 Tlii pit-em administrano. ,
in one year and eight months liai iu-
creased the debt nearly $300,000. Do
) ou know ihut the state of Nebraska
today is in debt two millions of dollars ?
Do you comprehend what that means ?
It means a debt of Eight dollars to be
paid by every voter in Nebraska. Thix
debt must be paid It can onlbe paid
out of the taxes , The fUMonists sa\
tlmt the railroad taxes must be put u ]
so as to help pay off thw ( & > t TI
Republicans say that the ruJ/Aiy / tax
must not go up and that IMP poopj
rnnst pay this enormns lehr " U hicjj1
side of this question am vou < > > tnf
how ? Is it not about time thatytr1
took u hand in lirlpmir t < i eiliuMi" vou [
neighbois on th 'S ' im [ ot i ini ( ju "tioni *
The qiM'Stion of the state < ! * - is ip
jou as a voter ' 'In : ! mati 'i of rau [
road taxation the proof iuu.u in
according to the.ir valu - th
wer
this 3 'Mi M.III. [ > -u-j
the rotti-n inle i > f ? hvIU '
and the * lo-li > rO'li r- i
the niS'Miny of Martit- .
But d < \ou know that > h
administration. li -tut. -'tun.
railn > ad < rp u i -
rai'ioad taxation , . < i- (
roads to cheat the netil- ui i .
out of movo money than < 2i ! > , \lu.-h.4
Tom HfMt'Hi , Uill { .Jordan , 1J > - < s
Joe Hartley an I Geuf Ioun.- , - < to (
altogether " ( Do . > on want to !
this administration in power ? It-s
o \on n * * , - iot r. ) And
that no man is IX-LUT tlniii hvoti' i -
The man who votes for an atlmuustri"
tion that is worse than Moslier ; wor ?
than Hartlin ; uor > - than Mom < anfl
worse than fjenton , would vott-foi theie
gentlemen this year if they were aijai1
running on the Uepii lican ricK t.
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